Official nominee source text
- Section
- First Vice-President of the Synod
- Office/position
- First Vice-President of the Synod
- Candidate category
- ordained
- Source page
- p. 24
- Election line
- Elect 1 minister of religion—ordained (Central Region) (3-year
- Also candidate for
- Regional Vice-President (Great Lakes Reg.)
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Basic Details
- Name
- Sean August Willman
- Locale
- Hillsdale, MI
- Congregation
- St. Paul’s, Hillsdale, MI (MI)
- Birth Year
- 1986
- Birthplace
- Madison, IN
- Wife's Maiden Name
- Anna Marie Florent
- Number of Children
- 7
- College
- Concordia University Wisconsin (2008)
- Seminary
- Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN (2013)
- Member of Synod Congregations (years)
- 40
- Rostered Member of Synod (years)
- 13
- Year of Ordination
- 2013
Service History
Pastorates
| Congregation | Years |
|---|---|
| St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mayville, WI | 2013–2015 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Pleasant Prairie, WI | 2015–2019 |
| St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Hillsdale, MI | 2019–present |
- Congregation
- St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mayville, WI
- Years
- 2013–2015
- Congregation
- Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Pleasant Prairie, WI
- Years
- 2015–2019
- Congregation
- St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Hillsdale, MI
- Years
- 2019–present
Synod Offices
| Position | Years |
|---|---|
| PALS Steering Committee | 2014–2016 |
| Synod Convention Floor Committee Member | 2023 |
- Position
- PALS Steering Committee
- Years
- 2014–2016
- Position
- Synod Convention Floor Committee Member
- Years
- 2023
Other Significant Service or Experience
| Type of Service | Years |
|---|---|
| Staff, Bugenhagen Conference | 2018–present |
| Clerg y Ambassador Committee, CTSFW | 2026–present |
- Type of Service
- Staff, Bugenhagen Conference
- Years
- 2018–present
- Type of Service
- Clerg y Ambassador Committee, CTSFW
- Years
- 2026–present
Personal Statement
The church of God is established, strengthened, and sustained by the Word of God and the Holy Sacraments. They are our only source of life in this fallen world. Indeed, in this world that church of God faces tribulation—persecution, false prophets, false doctrine, persistent sin—but Christ our Lord gives peace: “Take heart; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). Let us in the LCMS, who know that tribulation acutely, press on with the joy of Christ victorious and boldly “make a defense to anyone who asks us for a reason for the hope that is in us” (1 Peter 3:15).
Also candidate for
Regional Vice-President (Great Lakes Reg.)
Additional official source text
Sonntag; Terry D. Tieman; Gregory R. Truwe; Jay W. Watson;
William C. Weedon; Joshua J. Willadsen; John C. Wohlrabe Jr.;
Mark C. Wood As required by Bylaw 3.12.2.7 (c), the nominees who received the highest number of votes were notified to obtain their approval in writing for the inclusion of their names on the ballot. Because the Bylaws of the Synod provide no opportunity for adding names to this slate, other than due to the death, declination, or unavailability of a candidate, the ballot for the election of the Central Region Vice-President is expected to contain the names of the following top five consenting candidates in alphabetical order:
Benjamin T. (Ben) Ball Joel D. Biermann Peter J. Brock Jeffrey P. Cloeter Michael P. Schuermann
MINISTERS OF RELIGION—ORDAINED
Elect 1 minister of religion—ordained (Central Region) (3-year term)
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